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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Shoot This
| name = Shoot This
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Motor Ace]]
| artist = [[Motor Ace]]
| Cover = Motorace_shoot this.jpg
| cover = Motorace_shoot this.jpg
| Released = 12 August 2002
| alt =
| released = 12 August 2002
| Genre = [[Post-grunge]]
| Length = 49:29
| recorded =
| venue =
| Label = [[Mushroom Records|Sputnik Records]]
| studio = {{hlist|Hot House Audio, Melbourne|Sing Sing, Melbourne}}
| Producer = [[Chris Sheldon]]
| genre = [[Post-grunge]]
| Last album = ''[[Five Star Laundry]]''<br>(2001)
| length = 49:29
| This album = '''''Shoot This'''''<br>(2002)
| label = [[Mushroom Records|Sputnik]]
| Next album = ''[[Animal (Motor Ace album)|Animal]]''<br>(2005)
| producer = [[Chris Sheldon]]
| prev_title = [[Five Star Laundry]]
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = [[Animal (Motor Ace album)|Animal]]
| next_year = 2005
}}
}}


'''''Shoot This''''' is the second album by Australian [[post-grunge]] band [[Motor Ace]], released in August 2002. The album gained more commercial success than their first album, debuting at number&nbsp;1 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]].<ref name="AUS Charts">{{cite web | url = http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Motor+Ace | title = Discography Motor Ace | last = Hung | first = Steffen | publisher = Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien | accessdate = 2 November 2016 }}</ref>
'''''Shoot This''''' is the second studio album by Australian [[post-grunge]] band [[Motor Ace]], released in August 2002. The album gained more commercial success than their first album, debuting at number&nbsp;1 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]] and reached No.&nbsp;40 in [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|New Zealand]].


== Background ==
The singles "[[Carry On (Motor Ace song)|Carry On]]" (May 2002) and "[[Keeping Secrets (Motor Ace song)|Keeping Secrets]]" (August) were popular on a wide variety of radio stations throughout Australia, they peaked at No.&nbsp;13 and No.&nbsp;30, respectively, on the ARIA Singles Chart.<ref name="AUS Charts"/>

''Shoot This'' was recorded by Australian [[post-grunge]] and [[alternative rock]] band [[Motor Ace]] with [[Chris Sheldon]] producing for Festival Mushroom Records' imprint [[Mushroom Records|Sputnik Records]], which was issued in August 2002.<ref name="McFarlane">{{cite book | author1 = McFarlane, Ian | authorlink1 = Ian McFarlane | others = Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) | title = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop|The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'Motor Ace' | date = 2017 | location = [[Gisborne, Victoria|Gisborne, VIC]] | publisher = Third Stone Press | edition = 2nd | page = 335 | isbn = 978-0-9953856-0-3 }}</ref><ref name="AMG Bio">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/motor-ace-mn0000624165/biography | title=Motor Ace Biography, Songs, & Albums | publisher=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=24 October 2022 }}</ref> The group had formed in Melbourne in 1998 and by early the following year the line-up had stabilised with Matt Balfe on bass guitar, Damian Costin on drums, Dave Ong on lead guitar and [[Patrick Robertson (musician)|"Patch" Robertson]] on lead vocals and guitar.<ref name="McFarlane"/> ''Shoot This'', their second studio album, was preceded by two singles "[[Carry On (Motor Ace song)|Carry On]]" in May and "[[Keeping Secrets (Motor Ace song)|Keeping Secrets]]" in early August.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AUS Charts">{{cite web | url = http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Motor+Ace | title = Discography Motor Ace | last = Hung | first = Steffen | publisher = Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien | access-date = 2 November 2016 }}</ref> Both reached the top&nbsp;30 on the ARIA singles chart.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> The album debuted at No.&nbsp;1 and was accredited a gold record for shipment of 35,000 copies by [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA).<ref name="AUS Charts"/> On the [[Official New Zealand Music Chart]] it peaked at No.&nbsp;40.<ref name="NZ Charts">{{cite web | url = https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Motor+Ace&titel=Shoot+This&cat=a | title = Discography Motor Ace | last = Hung | first = Steffen | publisher = New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien | access-date = 24 October 2020 }}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==

All tracks are written by Damian Birchall Costin, Patrick Thomas Robertson, David Ghim Cheng Ong and Matt Charles Balfe.<ref name="APRA Carry">{{cite web | publisher = [[APRA AMCOS]] (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) | title = Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Carry On' | url = https://www.apraamcos.com.au/works-search?works=true&title=Carry%20On&writer=&performer=Motor%20Ace | access-date = 24 October 2022 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search and fiter' and then input a title.</ref>


# "[[Carry On (Motor Ace song)|Carry On]]" – 4:55
# "[[Carry On (Motor Ace song)|Carry On]]" – 4:55
# "Opportunity" – 4:06
# "Opportunity" – 4:06
# "[[Pieces (Motor Ace song)|Pieces]]" – 4:07
# "Pieces" – 4:07
# "Feathers" – 4:10
# "Feathers" – 4:10
# "[[Keeping Secrets (Motor Ace song)|Keeping Secrets]]" – 4:36
# "[[Keeping Secrets (Motor Ace song)|Keeping Secrets]]" – 4:36
# "Ride The Wave" – 4:03
# "Ride the Wave" – 4:03
# "Shoot This" – 4:44
# "Shoot This" – 4:44
# "For Yourself" – 4:16
# "For Yourself" – 4:16
# "Where Did You Go?" – 4:17
# "Where Did You Go?" – 4:17
# "When The Day Falls" – 3:31
# "When the Day Falls" – 3:31
# "When The Feeling's Gone" – 6:44
# "When the Feeling's Gone" – 6:44


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==


'''Motor Ace'''
* [[Patrick ('Patch') Robertson|Patrick Robertson]] - [[guitar]], [[piano]], [[vocals|lead vocal]]
* Matt Balfe&nbsp;– [[bass guitar]], [[Hammond organ]], backing vocals
* Damian Costin - [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
* Damian Costin&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
* Matt Balfe - [[bass guitar|bass]], [[Hammond organ]], vocals
* Dave Ong - [[guitar]]s, [[piano]], vocals
* Dave Ong&nbsp;– [[guitar]]s, [[piano]], backing vocals
* [[Patrick Robertson (musician)|"Patch" Robertson]]&nbsp;– guitar, [[piano]], [[vocals|lead vocal]]


'''Additional musicians'''
== Chart positions ==
* John Barrett&nbsp;– horn
* Ian Bell&nbsp;– horn
* Chris Sheldon&nbsp;– backing vocals


'''Artisans'''
{| class="wikitable"
* Chris Blair&nbsp;– mastering
!Year
* David Chapman&nbsp;– string arrangements
!Chart
* David Coulthard Clark&nbsp;– assistant
!Position
* [[Iva Davies]]&nbsp;– string arrangements
* David Davis&nbsp;– mixing assistant
* Chris Dickie&nbsp;– engineer
* Chris Sheldon&nbsp;– mixing, producer

==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Chart (2002)
!scope="col"| Peak<br>position
|-
|-
!scope="row"{{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Motor Ace|album=Shoot This|accessdate=4 October 2019|refname="ARIA"}}
| 2002
| Australian [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] Albums Chart
| 1
|-
|-
!scope="row"{{album chart|New Zealand|40|artist=Motor Ace|album=Shoot This|accessdate=4 October 2019|refname="NZ"}}
|}
|}


===Year-end charts===
== References ==


{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{{Reflist}}
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2002)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2002.htm|title=End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2002|work=[[ARIA Charts]]|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|accessdate=25 January 2015}}</ref>
| 82
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Artist Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-albums-2002.htm|title= ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2002|work=[[ARIA Charts]]|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|accessdate=25 January 2015}}</ref>
| 17
|}


==Certifications==
== External links ==


{{certification Table Top}}
* {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r671938|label=''Shoot This''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title= Shoot This|artist=Motor Ace|type=album|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|region=Australia|award=Gold|access-date=27 December 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}


==See also==
{{Motor Ace}}
* [[List of number-one albums of 2002 (Australia)]]


== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
{{succession box
* {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r671938|label=''Shoot This''}}
| before = ''[[Torch the Moon]]'' by [[The Whitlams]]

| title = Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]] [[Number-one albums of 2002 (Australia)|number-one album]]
{{Motor Ace}}
| years = 19–25 August 2002
| after = ''[[Escape (Enrique Iglesias album)|Escape]]'' by [[Enrique Iglesias]]
}}


{{Authority control}}
{{end}}


[[Category:2002 albums]]
[[Category:2002 albums]]
[[Category:Motor Ace albums]]
[[Category:Motor Ace albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Chris Sheldon]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Chris Sheldon]]


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Latest revision as of 06:49, 24 October 2022

Shoot This
Studio album by
Motor Ace
Released12 August 2002
Studio
  • Hot House Audio, Melbourne
  • Sing Sing, Melbourne
GenrePost-grunge
Length49:29
LabelSputnik
ProducerChris Sheldon
Motor Ace chronology
Five Star Laundry
(2001) 		Shoot This
(2002) 		Animal
(2005)

Shoot This is the second studio album by Australian post-grunge band Motor Ace, released in August 2002. The album gained more commercial success than their first album, debuting at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart and reached No. 40 in New Zealand.

Background

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Shoot This was recorded by Australian post-grunge and alternative rock band Motor Ace with Chris Sheldon producing for Festival Mushroom Records' imprint Sputnik Records, which was issued in August 2002.[1][2] The group had formed in Melbourne in 1998 and by early the following year the line-up had stabilised with Matt Balfe on bass guitar, Damian Costin on drums, Dave Ong on lead guitar and "Patch" Robertson on lead vocals and guitar.[1] Shoot This, their second studio album, was preceded by two singles "Carry On" in May and "Keeping Secrets" in early August.[1][3] Both reached the top 30 on the ARIA singles chart.[3] The album debuted at No. 1 and was accredited a gold record for shipment of 35,000 copies by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).[3] On the Official New Zealand Music Chart it peaked at No. 40.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Damian Birchall Costin, Patrick Thomas Robertson, David Ghim Cheng Ong and Matt Charles Balfe.[5]

  1. "Carry On" – 4:55
  2. "Opportunity" – 4:06
  3. "Pieces" – 4:07
  4. "Feathers" – 4:10
  5. "Keeping Secrets" – 4:36
  6. "Ride the Wave" – 4:03
  7. "Shoot This" – 4:44
  8. "For Yourself" – 4:16
  9. "Where Did You Go?" – 4:17
  10. "When the Day Falls" – 3:31
  11. "When the Feeling's Gone" – 6:44

Personnel

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Motor Ace

Additional musicians

  • John Barrett – horn
  • Ian Bell – horn
  • Chris Sheldon – backing vocals

Artisans

  • Chris Blair – mastering
  • David Chapman – string arrangements
  • David Coulthard Clark – assistant
  • Iva Davies – string arrangements
  • David Davis – mixing assistant
  • Chris Dickie – engineer
  • Chris Sheldon – mixing, producer

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 40

Year-end charts

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Chart (2002) Position
Australian Albums Chart[8] 82
Australian Artist Albums Chart[9] 17

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b c McFarlane, Ian (2017). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Motor Ace'". The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) (2nd ed.). Gisborne, VIC: Third Stone Press. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
  2. ^ "Motor Ace Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Hung, Steffen. "Discography Motor Ace". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Motor Ace". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Carry On'". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 24 October 2022. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search and fiter' and then input a title.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Motor Ace – Shoot This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Motor Ace – Shoot This". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  8. ^ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2002". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2002". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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